Fishing-pole.



P. PIPER.

' FISHING POLE.

APPLICATION FILED'HAY 8. 190a.

I Patented; Oct. 27,

Witnesses PATEN orrron- Patti, PIPER, or LADYSMITH, WISCONSIN.

FISHING-POLE Application filed May 8,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

1908. Serial No. 431,672,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Part Pirsn, a citizen of the Unite: States. residing atLa-r mit-h, in the eoimt of Rush and State of \Visconsin. have ments in Fishing-Poles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to fishing poles, the object in iew being to provide a fishing pole embod' -;i'.ig a removable handle ing mounted thereon a line winding reel, and having inclosed therein electrically operated means for imparting rotary motion to the reel. combined with means for throwing the electrical (onnections into and out of operation, wherein. the. line will be automatically wound upon the reel without any special attention on the part of has only to press the button to throw the electrical apparatus into operation.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the. novel construction. combination and arrangement of parts as herein fully described, illustrated and claimed.

in the accompanying is a side elevation of a fishing rod or pole embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal section through the handle portion of the pole, showing the electriimotor and connections, and the manner drawings :l-igure 1 of mounting the same therein. Fig. 3 is a plan new of the handle portion of the pole partly broken away in section and showing a pluraiit of reels mounted on the motor shaft.

The fishing rod or pole may be of any suitable length and may comprise any desired number of sections provided withaeyes l to receive the fishing line shown at 2. The pole comprises essentially a removable handle section I; which is hollow and within which ism-ranged a hollow or tubular corc4 around which the handle I is secured by means of s re\'.'.-: or t heir equivalent which pass through the handle section into the core 4 as shown in l 'ig. 3. The. core is internally screw threaded at one end as shown at (i adapting the same to be secured tightly upon a threaded metal thimble 7 which is mounted fast'on the reduced end ofthe adjolning pole or rod section 8 as clearly shown in Fig; .2.

.\1 its opposite end the core. 4 is closed by means of a flanged core cap ed upon the adjacent end-'of the core, as shoe/neat It) and provided on its inner face with a par-hin di k it against, which abuts invented new and useful Improvesection havthe operator who- .i which is thrcada dr cell battery 12.

1 the adjacent end of Adjacent to the opposite end of the battery iece 13 through which the poles 14 and 1.5 of the battery project, the same being securely fastened to the cross piece 18 by means of nuts 16 and 17 hearing against .opposite sides of the cross piece 13 which should consist of some insulating material so as to prevent transmission of current to the core 4 which is preferably of metal.

l l l l l l l i cell 12 the core 4 is provided with a cross.

Arranged in the space between the cross 1 electric motor 18 one of the wires of which leads to one of the poles of the battery while the remaining wire 20 leads to the other pole 14 of the battery. ()ne of the wires 20 however, is interrupted or broken and the ends thereof. are connected "to con tact faces 21. and 22 having'inwardly projecting contact fingers 23.wi th which the shank of a push button 24 is adapted to come in contact to bridge-said fingers and close the circuit. The button 24 is carried by a spring 25 housed within thehandle as shown in Fig. 2 and exerting its tension to hold the shank of j piece 13 and the adjacent pole section 8 IS an i thus breakingthe circuit, the circuit being held normally open. f

The shaft 26 of theinotor projects through diametrically opposite hearings in thecore and handle and is provided at its opposite ends with reels 27 and'28, one of which is preferably )rovided with a mechanical operating handle 29 to enable the operator to wind the reel by hand should the strength of the battery 12 become depleted.

As soon as a fish is caught upon the hook, the operator simply presses inward on-the button 24 which completcs the electrical circuit and sets the'motor 18 in operation, the i motor thus revolves the. reels 27 and lt and winds up the line or lines fastened thereto l thus preserving a constant tension on the. line which will he found particularly effectl ive in landing a fish. j I. claim: l l l l l l 1. A fishing pole comprising a hollow hanthe shaft thereof jourm'iled passing transversely ctrio motor associated dle, a, reel having in the handle, and therethrough, an (do with the reel shaft, a handle and ele(.-trically .connected with said 1 motor, and a switch for throwing the motor into'an'd out of operation, said switch'h in interposed in one of the current wires and the button out of contact with theiingers 23 p too batterymounted in the lit) ' stantially as described.

ed th ilnl lle and the embodying disconnected contact points, and a spring sue ained button adapted to be moved into and out of contact with said 4. A fishing pole comprising jointed secpoints, substantially as described. tions one of which is provided With a reduced 2. A fishing pole comprising a hollow hanend having a threaded metal thiinble theredle, a reel havh'lg the shaft thereof entering on, another section being in the form of a said hello-W handle, a hollow core mounted. hollow handle and comprising an inner hol- Within the handle, an electric motor mounted low core internally threaded to screw upon within said core on the shaft of the reel, e I the said thiinhle, a flanged core cap at the cross piece within the core, battery haying opposite end of the handle section provided the poles thereol goasslng through said cross With a packing disk on its inner face, a cross piece, current Wires passing from polesol bar extending Within. the core, a battery inthe battery to the motor, and a linger operterposed between said cross bar and the core ated circuit closer arrenged for operation cap, an electric motor arranged at the oppolron'i the exterior sin-face oi the handle, subsite side of the cross bar and electrically connected with the battery, a circuit closer 0pl motor, substantially as described.-

3. A fishin role coin nrisiru 'ointed seca, l tions one of which is provided with a threadother of which is internally threaded to screw upon said thnnhle, one section constitutin the hendle and lie-- mg of hollow construction l embody hollow core, ehettery contented within core, an electric inotrn' associated with said batter and o mounted. in the core ciru w 1 i e cuit closer o; r enie iron; the exterior or the handle, and a reel mounted eiiteriorly on the erable from the exterior of the handle, and a reel mounted at one side of the handle and fast on the shaft of the motor, substantially as described. 1

In testimony whereof I affix my signature g; in presence of two'witnesses.

Said PAUL PIPER.

Vl itnessesz 2 3mm) BOG-UE, S. C. SHAWL;

l handle and fast upon the shaft of the electric 

